NEWS ROUNDUP: 2/28/13

Styx are suing their record label for what will surely be thousands of dollars for unpaid royalties. The band has stated that “for every one dollar the band has received from A&M they should have been paid anywhere from two to five dollars.” In related news, the band is extending its midwest tour with REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent. For details, head on over to: http://www.styxworld.com/

If you pre-order Yeah Yeah Yeah’s new album Mosquito on iTunes now you can immediately download the first single “Sacrilege.”

Butch Walker on Twitter today: “Fraud on my goddamn Amex card AGAIN. Which one of you assholes keeps going on spending sprees at the Inglewood Target?”

Here’s the theatrical trailer for Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, which is a documentary about how Journey found their new lead singer (via Youtube)…

Tomorrow night’s Ex-Wives of Rock (on Fuse) should be especially dramatic as it’s the episode where Bobbie Brown learns of her ex-husband Jani Lane’s death. Apparently, things get heated when Blue accuses Bobbie of trying to cash in on Jani’s death.

Today Sia posted a photo of herself and producer/musician Greg Kurstin in the studio. Here’s hoping Sia has a new album coming along well. High time she releases some of her own songs for a change instead of writing hits for others and singing on David Guetta’s tracks. We love her and are dying for a new album.

An entertainment journalist for 20 years, Michael McCarthy was a columnist and contributing editor for the magazines Lollipop and LiveWire. He co-created and wrote for Cinezine, one of the '90's most popular movie E-zines. The only time he's not listening to music is when he's watching television shows and movies or reading, usually music magazines.